Haltech E6X Manual DOS Version - Manual (Page 32)

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CHAPTER 3 OPERATING THE SOFTWARE
Once the ECU is installed, the programming software allows the user to change the settings
currently stored in the ECU. The ECU requires information about the engine it is to operate
such as:
- Number of cylinders (or rotors): it needs this to calculate engine speed, ignition timing
and fuel quantity
- Engine Type: Piston or Rotary, the ECU requires this information since the ignition
system for a rotary engine is significantly different from that of a piston engine.
This information is called set-up information.
The ECU also requires information about the amount of fuel or ignition timing it must supply
based on various engine-operating conditions. An example of this is the amount of fuel the
engine requires based on the current intake air temperature, this information is stored in a
“Map”. As the intake air temperature changes so do the fuel requirements of the engine, so
the ECU has data for the amount of fuel injected for various different temperatures, this set of
data is known as a “Map”. These ideas of data storage are discussed further in CHAPTER 4
Configuring the ECU, p42 and CHAPTER 5 Haltech Maps, p53
3.1 The Menu Structure
After the title page has been cleared the programming software appears as a menu-based
program that allows the user to access pages that contain “set-up” and “map” information.
To access the menu structure:
Press and Hold ALT and then Press the key corresponding to the first letter of the
menu title which you wish to access F, M, S or O. This will cause a menu to appear from
which a series of menu item are available. To choose a menu item use the up and down
cursor keys:
↑↑↑↑
,
↓↓↓↓
When the desired menu item is highlighted:
Press
Enter
When a key combination like:
Press and Hold ALT and then Press F
Is required it will be abbreviated in the manual to ALT-F.
The following describes the individual Menus and their contents.
3.1.1 The File Menu
To open the File menu Press ALT-F.
The file menu contains the following items:
- Load Map
- Save Map
- Import Map
- Erase Map
- Quit CTRL-Q